You are required to register in Passau as a resident (German web page) if the duration of your stay exceeds three months. You are legally required to do so within no more than two weeks of moving in to your new accommodation.
Please take along the following documents:
If you are an EU / EEA citizen or a Swiss citizen, are moving to Passau from another German address or entered Germany with a valid visa and hold a valid passport, you can register at the Bürgerbüro:
Contact information for the Bürgerbüro:
Website for appointments (in German)
Rathausplatz 2 (Old Town Hall)
Phone: +49 851 396 225
buergerbuero@passau.de
Vornholzstr. 40
94036 Passau
Phone: +49 (0) 851 396 0
Email: buergerbuero@passau.de
If you are a citizen of a non-EU / non EEA country who entered without a visa or whose residence permit is outdated and/or your passport is outdated, you must register through the Ausländeramt (Foreigners' Registration Office). To do so, please send the above-mentioned documents in PDF format by email to the Ausländeramt (auslaenderamt@passau.de).
You may have to pay the legal Rundkfunkbeitrag (broadcasting fee). In individual cases, you may also be exempt from the obligation to pay. On the website of the contribution service of ARD, ZDF and Deutschlandradio, you can find out whether you are required to pay.
